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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Finger Painting Fun- Part One

Finger painting is a fun and simple way for children to express their creativity. Most children love how finger paints feel on their skin. They enjoy the smooth texture and coolness of the paints.

Aside from the textural pleasure, finger painting can help strengthen the muscles in the hands and fingers. This is also a brilliant way for children to exercise their muscles, which will eventually help them on how to hold a pencil properly.

Scratching with one finger tip or nail onto the wet paint will leave a different effect on the paper, compared to using your hands. This process is called Sgraffito; it is a painting procedure where the artist scratches the paint to revel areas of the surface underneath.

I hope you will open the jars of finger paint and allow the children to get messy, and have loads of fun!

4 comments:

Brilliant - I love finger painting. I always find that children who don't normally embrace messy activities can't help but be drawn into exploring the FP. I think good FP is an essential resource in every classroom. Kierna

Love your blog! What great ideas... we've fingerpainted a few times with my 19mo but I think I'll direct her to experiment with it a little more! :) Thanks for the great posts. I'm now following your lovey blog - please come say hi at Just For Daisy x

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Imagination, Dreams and Adventures,
important ingredients needed for meaningful learning.
My Pre-school curriculum and environment is deeply inspired by The Reggio Approach to Early Childhood Education.
By encouraging children to explore their natural world, ask questions and PLAY in a enriching fun and loving environment, it is my hope that they will receive a foundation for learning.